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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 835

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
ORKNEY ISLANDS
Sale No: 835
Lot No: 1543
Symbol:

image WESTRAY - RARE 18th CENTURY INGOING MAIL TO "BROUGH" AT 8d-RATE VIA EDINBURGH; 5 July 1798 EL (small closed tear at top, clear of address) from the "Sunderland Glass Co." with superb "SUNDERLAND" horseshoe nicely placed on lower flap; addressed to "James Stewart Esq., Brough, Orkney" charged "8" with a very fine red "JY/7" transit Bishop Mark on the front. Stewart lived in Brough House (which has recently been fully renovated) on the island of Westray and the letter responds to his complaint about the low price of a cargo of kelp seaweed that he had recently supplied. Probably the earliest recorded ingoing postal cover to Westray.Cross Reference: DURHAM (Image)

Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 280.00


Closed..Mar-10-2021, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 835
Lot No: 1544
Symbol:

image STROMNESS - COASTAL STEAMER RATE TO EDINBURGH WITH BLUE OVAL "SHIP LETTER/LEITH" D.S.; Colourful 23/26 Aug. 1837 EL (authorising advertising for the sale of property) from "Stromness" to Edinburgh endorsed "P. Sovereign Steamer" with a faint boxed "STROMNESS/818 - E" mileage mark on the flap and a very fine blue oval-framed "SHIP LETTER/26 AU 2837/LETTER" d.s. on the front; charged 8[d]" - the reduced 'Coastal Steamer' rate between British ports (introduced as a result of Postal Reformer Robert Wallace's campaign in 1835), and then "9[d]" to include the 1d rate from Leith to Edinburgh. Rare example of this special 8d Steamer rate from Orkney and of Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: POSTAL REFORMS, SHIP LETTERS (Image)

Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 240.00


Closed..Mar-10-2021, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
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